Gov’t office leader receives foreign guests

Minister, Chairman of the Office of Government Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May
23 hosted separate receptions given to the President of the Korean
Broadcasting System (KBS) Kim In Kyu and Bunshichi Fujioka, Permanent
Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Forum.

Speaking at the reception to Kim In Kyu, Minister Phuc said that
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) should strengthen
cooperation in organising practical activities to match the
developmental potential and strategic partnership relations between the
two nations.

He lauded the cooperative relations
between KBS and Vietnam Television (VTV), expressing his hope that the
two organisations would continue to promote cooperation to help the
people of the two countries understand better each other’s culture and
customs in particular the issue of Vietnamese – Korean marriages, thus
strengthening mutual understanding, trust and multifaceted cooperation.

Kim In Kyu said KBS and VTV had reached cooperative
agreements on information and image exchange and reportage. He affirmed
that KBS is willing to share experiences and support VTV in
professional works.

At the meeting the same day
between Minister Phuc and Bunshichi Fujioka, the Permanent Chairman of
the Japan-Vietnam Economic Forum, who is on his working visit to
Vietnam , expressed his hope of accelerating the construction of a
scientific park in Vietnam , which will include education and
training institutes and advanced and modern scientific research
facilities within a friendly living environment.

According to Fujioka, the area could meet the developmental demands of
Vietnam and was also a symbol of the Vietnam – Japan cooperation.

Phuc said the Vietnam Government fully
support the scientific park project and always take care to create
conditions for Japanese investors in doing business in Vietnam .

On this occasion, Phuc also expressed his compassion to the Japanese
government and people over the losses caused by the March 11 earthquake
and tsunami disaster in Japan. /.